Naju-si, All-Out Effort for Proactive Response to the 3rd Wave of COVID-19

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 15th that it has taken proactive measures such as distributing disinfectants to general restaurants in the area ahead of the third wave of COVID-19.

The city recently distributed disinfectants to about 1,750 general restaurants, posted mandatory mask-wearing posters, and urged each establishment to actively comply with quarantine rules.

Earlier, the city has been implementing social distancing level 2 since the 7th to block the spread of COVID-19.

At level 2, five types of entertainment facilities including nightclubs and karaoke bars, as well as indoor sports facilities such as singing rooms, gyms, and billiard halls, must cease operations after 10 p.m.

Cafes and restaurants are only allowed to offer takeout and delivery services after 10 p.m.

PC rooms, arcades, and movie theaters are prohibited from food consumption, and event venues such as wedding and funeral halls are limited to fewer than 100 people.

For religious facilities, regular worship services, masses, Buddhist ceremonies, and memorial services can have attendance within 20% of seating capacity, while small gatherings and meals are completely banned.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “As COVID-19 spreads nationwide, citizens’ anxiety is growing, deepening the economic downturn across the region, so thorough compliance with quarantine rules is more necessary than ever,” and added, “We will do our best to disinfect multi-use facilities such as restaurants and support quarantine supplies.”

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